National Geographic :press: on Nostr: Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people, ...

Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people, creating a genealogical 'wall.' Newly available records from the National Archives’ Freedman’s Bureau provide earlier and richer data about the American experience
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